Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Shiga

Early Meiji brewing storehouse with an attached passage storehouse at the old Nishikatsu brewery in Omihachiman. One central post carries its roof. Registered 2022.

Early Meiji storehouse where the yeast starter was raised at the old Nishikatsu sake brewery in Omihachiman. Now a rental hall where old wooden vats remain.

The Kannon Hall of Myokanji in Konan, Shiga, built in 1937 to a design by a Kyoto Imperial University lecturer, is a small Zen-style hall that recalls medieval work.

Myorakuji Temple Sutra Repository in Kinomoto, Shiga, is an 1899 earthen-walled sutra store registered in 2023, with a jewel finial and painted celestials inside.

Myorakuji Temple Priests' Quarters in Kinomoto, Shiga, is an An'ei-era temple residence registered in 2023, with a formal shikidai entrance and a lofty earthen hall.

Myorakuji Temple Main Gate in Kinomoto, Shiga, is an 1807 four-legged gate on the old Hokkoku Kaido, registered in 2023, with carved beam-ends seen from the street.

Myorakuji Temple Bell Tower in Kinomoto, Shiga, is a one-bay belfry built in 1837 and registered in 2023, with leaning posts, two-step brackets and carved transoms.

Myorakuji Temple Drum Tower in Kinomoto, Shiga, is a 2-storey tower built in 1807 and registered in 2023, with flame-headed windows above and a flared skirt below.

Myorakuji Temple Main Hall in Kinomoto, Shiga, is a vast An'ei-era Shin hall registered in 2023, with a 697 square metre footprint and a 2020 seismic retrofit.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence North Storehouse is a 1920 plastered kura moved to Hikone in 1928, with torii-framed gable windows beside the Western-style wing.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence Zashiki Wing is a 1924 reception wing moved to Hikone in 1928, with a full formal alcove, shelves and writing desk facing 2 gardens.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence Main House in Hikone is a two-storey 1928 Japanese home with a bold arched window in its formal room and a glazed veranda.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence Kitchen Wing in Hikone, built 1928, pairs a kitchen and bath with a lady's sitting room with a sloping ceiling and triangle alcove.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence Tea Room Building is a 1924 teahouse moved to Hikone in 1928, with a bamboo-lintel alcove and a veranda eave laid out like a fan.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence South Storehouse is a 1920 plastered kura moved to Hikone in 1928, one of two storehouses lining the eastern edge; closed inside.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence Gate and Wall in Hikone is an early Showa gate with lattice doors in a tall wall, and a 68-metre boundary wall with small windows.

The Wakabayashi Family Residence Western-Style Wing in Hikone is a 1928 annex with a red jerkinhead roof, chimney and Tudor fireplace; family lore credits Vories.

A three-bay nagare-zukuri shrine sanctuary of only 13 square metres in Kotakaricho, Higashiomi, Shiga. Registered 2004 as a model of design; exterior viewing only.

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